📖 James 3:1-12
James 3:1 My brethren, be not many masters, knowing that we shall receive the greater condemnation. (KJV)
James 3:2 For in many things we offend all. If any man offend not in word, the same [is] a perfect man, [and] able also to bridle the whole body. (KJV)
James 3:3 Behold, we put bits in the horses’ mouths, that they may obey us; and we turn about their whole body. (KJV)
James 3:4 Behold also the ships, which though [they be] so great, and [are] driven of fierce winds, yet are they turned about with a very small helm, whithersoever the governor listeth. (KJV)
James 3:5 Even so the tongue is a little member, and boasteth great things. Behold, how great a matter a little fire kindleth! (KJV)
James 3:6 And the tongue [is] a fire, a world of iniquity: so is the tongue among our members, that it defileth the whole body, and setteth on fire the course of nature; and it is set on fire of hell. (KJV)
James 3:7 For every kind of beasts, and of birds, and of serpents, and of things in the sea, is tamed, and hath been tamed of mankind: (KJV)
James 3:8 But the tongue can no man tame; [it is] an unruly evil, full of deadly poison. (KJV)
James 3:9 Therewith bless we God, even the Father; and therewith curse we men, which are made after the similitude of God. (KJV)
James 3:10 Out of the same mouth proceedeth blessing and cursing. My brethren, these things ought not so to be. (KJV)
James 3:11 Doth a fountain send forth at the same place sweet [water] and bitter? (KJV)
James 3:12 Can the fig tree, my brethren, bear olive berries? either a vine, figs? so [can] no fountain both yield salt water and fresh. (KJV)
James 3:1 MyG1473 brethrenG80, beG1096 notG3361 manyG4183 mastersG1320, knowingG1492 thatG3754 we shall receiveG2983 the greaterG3173 condemnationG2917. (KJV+)
James 3:2 ForG1063 in many thingsG4183 we offendG4417 allG537. IfG1487 any manG5100 offendG4417 notG3756 inG1722 wordG3056, the sameG3778 is a perfectG5046 manG435, and ableG1415 alsoG2532 to bridleG5468 the wholeG3650 bodyG3588G4983. (KJV+)
James 3:3 BeholdG3588, we putG906 bitsG3588G5469 inG1519 the horses’G3588G2462 mouthsG3588G4750, thatG4314 theyG846 may obeyG3982 usG1473; andG2532 we turn aboutG3329 theirG846 wholeG3650 bodyG3588G4983. (KJV+)
James 3:4 BeholdG3708 alsoG2532 the shipsG3588G4143, which thoughG1510 they be so greatG5082, andG2532 are drivenG1643 ofG5259 fierceG4642 windsG417, yet are they turned aboutG3329 withG5259 a very smallG1646 helmG4079, whithersoeverG3699G302 the governorG3588G3730 listethG1014. (KJV+)
James 3:5 EvenG2532 soG3779 the tongueG3588G1100 isG1510 a littleG3398 memberG3196, andG2532 boasteth great thingsG3166. BeholdG3708, how greatG2245 a matterG5208 a littleG3641 fireG4442 kindlethG381! (KJV+)
James 3:6 AndG2532 the tongueG3588G1100 is a fireG4442, a worldG3588G2889 of iniquityG3588G93: soG3779 isG2525 the tongueG3588G1100 amongG1722 ourG1473 membersG3588G3196, that it defilethG3588G4695 the wholeG3650 bodyG3588G4983, andG2532 setteth on fireG5394 the courseG3588G5164 of natureG3588G1078; andG2532 it is set on fireG5394 ofG5259 hellG3588G1067. (KJV+)
James 3:7 ForG3588 everyG3956 kindG5449 of beastsG2342, andG5037 of birdsG4071, andG5037 of serpentsG2062, andG2532 of things in the seaG1724, is tamedG1150, andG2532 hath been tamedG1150 of mankindG442:w lemma="strong:G3588 strong:G5449 lemma.TR:τη lemma.TR:φυσει" morph="robinson:T-DSF robinson:N-DSF" src="15 16"/> (KJV+)
James 3:8 ButG3588 the tongueG1100 canG1410 noG3762 manG444 tameG1150; it is an unrulyG183 evilG2556, fullG3324 of deadlyG2287 poisonG2447. (KJV+)
James 3:9 TherewithG1722 bless weG2127 GodG3588G2316, evenG2532 the FatherG3962; andG2532 therewithG1722 curse weG2672 menG3588G444, whichG3588 are madeG1096 afterG2596 the similitudeG3669 of GodG2316. (KJV+)
James 3:10 Out ofG3588 the sameG846 mouthG4750 proceedethG1831 blessingG2129 andG2532 cursingG2671. MyG1473 brethrenG80, these thingsG3778 oughtG5534 notG3756 soG3779 to beG1096. (KJV+)
James 3:11 DothG3588 a fountainG3588G4077 send forthG1032 atG1537 the sameG846 placeG3692 sweetG1099 water andG2532 bitterG4089? (KJV+)
James 3:12 CanG3361 the fig treeG4808, myG1473 brethrenG80, bearG4160 olive berriesG1636? eitherG2228 a vineG288, figsG4810? soG3779 can noG3762 fountainG4077 both yieldG4160 saltG252 waterG5204 andG2532 freshG1099. (KJV+)
KJV+ Strong's tagging: CrossWire KJV2003 · lexicon: STEPBible.org (CC BY 4.0)
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